℗ © Copyright Ian Stokes. All Rights Reserved
Recorded, mixed and mastered using Logic. 
Guitars played: Taylor 714CE in DADGAD Tuning
Photography: Thanks go to Nigel and Libby Hume at Hume Photography.

Acoustic guitar instrumental.

Reunion

Listen my last track featuring Marin Cortial, musician of "Time to swing" band. "Follow me" is a jazz & blues track. All instruments composed and played by myself, except keyboards (Marin Cortial).

Follow Me

C&F  Fa$t B1ack Prod By   Chameleon

A Rom-Com on a celestial plane meets a reality in a Virginia grief group. 

Re: the chorus -- no shade intended, Ben Gibbard.

Influences: Ted Leo, Death Cab for Cutie, ColdPlay

To the Heavens

Ik Laat Je Gaan

Ik hoor bij jou
Jij hoort bij mij
Dat spookt in mijn gedachten
Ik voel je hier
Heel dicht bij mij
Ik wil eeuwig op je wachten
Maar ik weet
Ik moet je laten gaan
Mijn wensen, mijn toekomstplannen
De liefde zal blijven voortbestaan
Dat kunnen wij toch niet verbannen

Ja ik weet
Ik moet je laten gaan
Mijn wensen, mijn toekomstplannen
De liefde zal blijven voortbestaan
Dat kunnen wij toch niet verbannen

Maar k denk aan jou
Denk jij aan mij?
Ik laat je gaan
Ik ben klaar met wachten
Jij bent niet hier
Ik ben niet bij jou
Het zijn maar mijn gedachten
Ja ik weet
Ik moet je laten gaan
Mijn wensen en mijn dromen
Mijn visies en mijn plannen
Het zal er vast wel nooit van komen

Maar ik hoor bij jou
Jij hoort bij mij
Dat spookt in mijn gedachten
Ik voel je hier
Heel dicht bij mij
Kijk mij nu maar jou smachten
Maar ik laat jou gaan

Composed & produced by Mirjam Keijnemans

Ik Laat Je Gaan

These vocals nearly killed me, more of a songwriter than a singer. Next song I write might only have a 3 step range!...Dementia, Alzheimer's is a terrible reality for so many. I wrote the first verse from the perspective of the afflicted one and the second verse from the caregiver’s . The cover art is being created before I release on the streamers in early 2025, but here it is for meySoundClouders. I promise, the next song will be a more joyful tune...I hope!

Falling

Take Me To The Riverside (Version 2)

Crime Of Passion,== Gene Jumper, ( cover ) Ricky Van Shelton

Hope
TMS Music, Mix, and Mastering
MJ-Brewer-Rhythm Guitar (Acoustic)
TexMex Shaman-Lead Guitar & Mandolin
TexMex Shaman-Shakers
REKHA - IYERN [Fe] Lead Vocals  & Harmonies)
Mark Jackson-Lyrics & Arrangement

Music/Vocal Design & Arrangement (All Lead & Back Harmonies) by
 REKHA - IYERN [Fe]

Cover Art Design:
AI Generated by MJ-Brewer & Additional Graphics by 
REKHA - IYERN [Fe]

Hope - Lyrics by Mark Jackson

Well I hope someday that you know how it feels to be lost going nowhere
Well I hope someday that you know how it feels to see the people stare
I’ve been stripped of my pride, my heart opened wide
Lord knows what’s inside but I hope someday to find it
I must confess, I’ve been so stressed, my life is a mess
You know I don’t even seem to mind it

Well I hope someday somebody comes to save me, but I doubt they ever will
I hope someday somebody comes to save me, just take me away from here
I shouldn’t lie it’s so hard to try to say goodbye you know everybody needs a friend
It’s a crazy thing what the bad times can bring, a birds broken wings, it’ll never fly again

Well I hope someday that people will say that I did I did my very best
I hope someday that people will say I always, I always seem to make them laugh
Through sickness and health, poor times and wealth, each hand that I’m dealt, I always try to stay the same. Through thick and through thin I bounce back again, I lose then I win, and I’m always ready to play the game

Oh yeah, hoping things will be fine someday
Hoping things will be fine someday
Hoping things will be fine someday

Hope

Hope - w/TexMex Shaman & REKHA - IYERN [Fe]

Doubt nearly won and I almost deleted this...


You know... I know I'm overly emotional in this first take..

The Zen version is here:
Listen to 🌍 Good Pharoahs by The Beautiful Dark on #SoundCloud
https://on.soundcloud.com/AHqhfssmjRtJBBH8A

 But man I felt it.. It might seem strange but it's really nice feeling shit like that through music. That's the therapy... You can go to a shrink and cry but I choose to be ok and come to terms with things through music and for me it's amazing. Because that stands to dissolve the taboo and poison that is mental health in society in the future... I have no problem projecting that vulnerability a little bit because it's just normal. When we treat an unmended mind like a broken arm... We'll all be grand 

It doesn't matter how we find our own peace of mind. Once it doesn't hurt someone else... Find it

In this moment for me I'm genuinely emotional about that connection. I don't get it yet... What they're connecting to fully but sure it's still really feels good. That's the mission man so ...

Good Pharoahs (Demo)

Drug

I started as a club DJ in 1998 and began making beats in August 2024.
I have deep roots in Black music, and like a chameleon, I transform sounds into various colors.🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎